except the Indians and Chinese are getting those jobs now. US job growth is in services and government, health care, education, etc.
the christian science monitor just did a story talking about how, given the current environment of jobs being created, the US send TOO MANY people to college these days. and its true, I've been talking about that for years. you don't need college to hold most of the jobs the US economy is creating - we are becoming a nation of college educated retail sales clerks, food service workers, government workers, etc.
so tell me again how "knowledge jobs are our future", if the general consensus is that college isn't worth it for an increasing number of young americans?
of course, the BLS would never compile or release these statistics - but I would love to see the rate of "underemployment" amongst college degreed persons - how many of them actually find employment in the field for which they received a degree? I'd bet you that number is far higher than the "4.7% unemployment" rate.